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Tony Kroos, who retired from all football after Germany’s Euro 2024 exit, has praised coach Julian Nagelsmann for the way in which he banished the country’s memory of poor performances at major tournaments. Germany went out of their home tournament with a 2-1 extra-time defeat by Spain in the quater-finals on Friday, having otherwise impressed during the extravaganza. It contrasted markedly with meek group-stage exits at the last two World Cups. Kroos, 34, told his podcast “Einfach mal Luppen” with his brother and now fellw ex-footballer Felix that the squad showed itself to be “a group of goo…

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